Chapter 271: The Wind of Kings
"To hell with the L.A.
"Get the Lakers out of here!"
"We can win, right, we can win!"
An Jie stepped into the stadium, and his ears were full of shouts from the fans. www.biquge.info Some people are calling him, and some people are cursing the incoming Lakers.
An Jie took a deep breath, and a strong and familiar atmosphere of the arena came to his face. Although he only rested for a few minutes off the field, in An Jie's heart, he had been waiting for a long time. Now, he's finally been released, and now, he's finally going to crush his opponent!
Anjie looked at the Lakers' halfcourt, only to find that Bynum was also looking at himself. This guy, I have to admire his courage and spirit. But this does not mean that An Jie will be soft later. He doesn't care how bad Bynum's situation is, and he doesn't care if Bynum's knee is in danger. Victory is the only thing he cares about now.
"Ann, Ann!" shouted a few times, pulling An Jie's thoughts back into the game.
"What's the matter, Sean. Angel looked down and saw that it was Sean Livingston talking to him.
"Go to the defensive position, the Lakers are already serving the ball!" Livingston pointed ahead, Bynum had already sent the ball out, and Jordan Farmar controlled the ball and headed towards the Thunder's hinterland.
Now the Lakers are all bench players, except for the twin towers of Bynum and Gasol. Famar replaced Vujacic in the No. 1 position, and Vujasic's previous performance was really not satisfactory to the Zen master. Shannon Brown continued to play the second position, while the third position was filled by the extremely clever Luke Wharton.
On the Thunder's side, Westbrook has to play with Anjie for a while. The Thunder's bench depth is not as good as that of the Lakers, and there are only a few that can be used. Therefore, Durant and Westbrook have to work harder.
In addition, the person who partners Anjie on the inside is Congolese Ibaka, while the small forward and scoring guard are still Meno and Livingston.
Now that there is no Kobe Bryant on the court, no one knows who the Lakers will use as the offensive point. In short, everyone has to keep an eye on it, the Lakers' group of outside projection ability should not be underestimated, and the power of the inside twin towers is needless to say.
Farmar is a guy who has a very good three-point shooting ability, so Westbrook doesn't dare to let him go. I'd rather let this guy break through than let him shoot easily.
Famar naturally knew how good the Thunder's zero guard was, and he didn't dwell on Westbrook after taking the ball across the halfcourt, but fed the ball directly to Shannon Brown.
Shannon Brown is an amazing dunk despite his inconsistent shooting. Don't look at this guy is only 1.93 meters tall, and when he jumps, everyone grows their mouths for his height.
But now that the Thunder team has Anjie and Ibaka on the inside, it shows that the Thunder's restricted area is now a veritable no-fly zone. Brown has had problems with his offensive options from time to time, but he can't afford to lose sight of such a clear disadvantage. On second thought, Brown hoisted the ball directly into the box and hit Gasol.
Gasol is no stranger to the big Congolese man, after all, he was trained in the Spanish league a year ago, and Gasol has heard of him for a long time. And recently I heard that the Spanish national team also has the intention of naturalizing it.
The person who can be favored by the powerful Spanish team is naturally not too bad, although Ibaka is only a rookie in the NBA, Gasol does not dare to relax at all.
Gasol held the ball with his back, and Ibaka immediately stepped back a little, he was preparing to resist Gasol's onslaught.
However, Gasol did not dribble directly after receiving the ball, but turned and made a jumper. A clean shot, this action is similar to Yao Ming's. It is to use the advantage of height and feel to complete the goal on the head of the defender.
But Gasol seemed to underestimate Ibaka's bounce a little, and as soon as the basketball he threw flew to the basket, Ibaka was fanned out of the box!
Seeing this, Anjie hurriedly ran to the front court, and Livingston also grabbed the blocked basketball before Farmal.
Livingston didn't dare to slack off, and hurried a long pass to let Anjie, who was running in front, get the ball. After Angel won the ball, there was also a Shannon Brown in front of him who made a timely return. Although Brown is only 1.93m, it is not uncommon for him to block big men with exaggerated bounces. Now all fans who follow this game will be looking forward to seeing if Shannon Brown will shoot another top 10 or Angel will be able to complete the fast break.
Brown adjusted his pace as he chased back, preparing for the take-off. An Jie glanced at Brown and did not flinch, after stepping into the three-second zone with one foot, An Jie jumped, stretched his body, and prepared to split the buckle with his right hand!
Not to be outdone, Shannon Brown also "took off" again. The fans who saw this picture all exclaimed, Shannon Brown, this guy, was stunned to jump so high that he was on the same level as Anjie!
The two were about to meet in the air, but Brown's height was even more shocking. The strong Brown touched the ball with one hand, but Angel also held the ball tightly, trying not to let it out of his control.
"Ahh At the same time, Shannon Brown also fell to the ground in embarrassment, and the shocking jump in front of him was completely forgotten by the fans.
Anjie landed smoothly, and Shannon Brown fell in front of him. An Jie gritted his teeth and took a step towards Brown, and then Gasol immediately ran up and grabbed An Jie with one hand.
"Don't try to stop me!" Anjie yelled at Brown as he fell to the ground, and with Gasol protecting Brown, Brown now looks like a kid who has messed with the wrong person.
"Another classic picture. Wu Hua smiled, raised the camera, and did not miss any details.
"Oh my God, as soon as Ann came on the field, he completed a slam dunk. He had too many dunks today, but fortunately the league basket of this century was of good quality, otherwise I guess the frame would have been damaged. "An Jie's dunk doesn't jump high, and his movements are far less beautiful than those perverted dunks. But his dunk is always full of power, a kind of powerful dunk that is not flashy, but solid. It's this kind of dunk that Charles Barkley loved.
An Jie had been holding back for a long time, and Shannon Brown had completely hit the muzzle of the gun by himself. Anjie and Brown are not familiar with each other, although the Thunder have played against the Lakers many times, but the two have never said a word, so it can be said that they are strangers. An Jie has no grievances with him, and the reason why he is still so fierce is completely because of his competitive heart.
A hot pot that splits the head and covers the face, and a shocking dunk. Ibaka and Anjie's defense is enough for the Lakers!
"We said at the start of the season that Presti and Van Gundy would greatly strengthen the Thunder's interior defense. But I promise, absolutely no one could have imagined that their interior defense had become so strong. The Lakers' twin towers were rarely defeated in the regular season, but in the Western Conference semifinals, the Thunder made the twin towers suffer.
The Lakers' offense then went to Luke Wharton, as he was the only player missing. This white forward, despite his extremely high basketball IQ, has repeatedly found opportunities. However, due to his own lack of level, even if he finds an opportunity, Wharton may not be able to score the ball.
This time, he missed the unguarded three-point shot. Ibaka picked up the rebound steadily, and Anjie took the lead again to run to the frontcourt.
Before the Lakers' positional defense was in place, Anjie was stuck inside. Livingston was also unequivocal, with a long-distance ground-hitting pass that allowed Anjie to take the lead in attacking.
At this moment, Bynum had not yet arrived, so the bag arranged by the Zen master had no chance to be implemented at all. After receiving the ball, An Jie turned around while pushing inside, and Gasol thought that An Jie wanted to make a "bully step" from O'Neal like in the first half, so he tried his best to block it.
Unexpectedly, An Jie's turn this time was a feint, he just turned half to the right, and after feeling Gasol's center of gravity changed greatly, An Jie immediately turned in the opposite direction!
Gasol was not slow to react, and after finding out that he had been deceived, he immediately blocked it, but An Jie's hook hand had already been shot and hollowed into the net.
Gasol has a gentle personality and rarely shows his emotions on the surface. But today, when the Spaniard picked up the ball on the ground, he shook his head helplessly.
The Lakers attacked for the third time, and Bynum finally got a chance to perform on Anjie's head. But under Anjie's tough defense, Bynum's best small hook also lost his accuracy. After that, the Thunder team still took advantage of the Lakers' formation to start attacking, and Anjie suddenly hooked his hand with his back to the ball behind the free throw line, which stunned everyone present, including Jeff Van Gundy.
Hooking your hand behind the free throw line, this age-old trick is almost obsolete by modern basketball. But when Ibaka jumped up and took the flying basketball and dunked it into the basket, people realized that this was not a big hook at all, but an air relay!
The 10-point advantage was instantly reduced to four points, and Phil Jackson called a timeout after Ibaka's dunk landed!
"Well done Ann, you are Sergi too!" Van Gundy praised Angel and Ibaka after the game. Of course, he also gave a thumbs up to the others.
"Alright, Livingston and Menor, rest for a while! Leave the rest to your teammates!" Anjie has already narrowed the gap significantly, and Van Gundy knows that it is time to send out the strongest team and take the game to the decisive stage!
After the pause, the Zen master "tacitly" sent the Lakers to start the five Tigers, and Kobe Bryant was also on the list. Looking at this formation, the entire Chesapeake Energy Arena was boiling. The most exciting and intense minutes of this game are about to begin!
Kobe Bryant carried the offensive banner as soon as he came on the court, but the morale-boosting Thunder team burst out with a more positive attitude than just now. They are not afraid of physical confrontation, on the contrary, the Thunder's high-intensity physical confrontation makes the Lakers players very uncomfortable. Even Kobe Bryant was made very uncomfortable by Sephorosa, a tough Swiss.
Bryant has been passing the ball, then running, then receiving the ball, and then passing it again...... After a few rounds, he still didn't get a chance! There was no way, Kobe Bryant had to make a hasty shot before the end of the 24-second offensive time. However, this time, Kobe Bryant did not turn decay into magic, he knocked out of the frame with a shot from the defense, and the Thunder attacked again!
Anjie desperately pressed inside, and Westbrook quickly got on the ball and shifted the battlefield to the inside. Unexpectedly, when Bynum's bag was just in place and the Lakers' lineup had just shrunk, Anjie hit the ball again and came to Westbrook.
The shrinking Fischer shouted in his heart that it was not good, and hurried to interfere with Westbrook's shot. Westbrook didn't shoot very much from three-point range, but at least this time, he got the ball in!
"Inside-out! Simple but very practical tactics! Ann pinned down the entire Lakers' defense in the three-second zone, and Westbrook's final shot was also completed cleanly!
However, this one-point advantage did not last long, and An Jie used a mid-range shot to overtake the score after dozens of seconds. After An Jie came on the court, he successfully led the team to an 11-0 offensive climax, and the Purple and Gold Army, which was incredibly strong, was now beaten by a new NBA army.
In the next few minutes, Kobe Bryant finally scored a few goals, and also broke the Lakers' scoring drought in the past five or six minutes. But Anjie's efficiency made the Black Mamba feel desperate. Kobe Bryant will throw the ball in offense, but Anjie won't. He either sees a teammate who has a chance and passes the ball, and once he shoots, he will definitely be able to hit!
Ann added two more points with his trademark step-back jumper at 45 degrees to the left. ”
"Hook hand, go in again! Ann's little hook hand seems to be more powerful than Bynum's! Abdul-Jabbar should regret defining Bynum as his closed disciple, because Ann Jie seems to have more potential to learn his skills well!"
Until the last few tens of seconds of the game, An Jie still did not miss a single goal. The Lakers attacked for the last time, and Bryant made a layup under the defense that the Thunder generals were doing. With 1.2 seconds remaining, the score was 96-101.
The Thunder sent a baseline shot, and before Bryant could foul Westbrook, it was over in 1.2 seconds. The Chesapeake Energy Arena exploded in an instant, and countless people held up An Jie's enlarged avatar and shouted three letters.
The shouts of "MVP!MVP!MVP!MVP......" were endless, and An Jie was not shy, he finally raised his arms on the court and enjoyed this glorious moment that belonged to him.
In the last game, Kobe Bryant was the king of Staples. Today, Anjie is the emperor of Oklahoma!
scored 12 points and handed out 3 assists on 6-of-6 shooting in a single quarter, and it was with Anjie's performance against the sky that the Thunder were able to overtake the overall score.
Tonight, An Jie really used his own hands to snatch Kobe's victory!